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Associated Project Details for Research Category: Fellowship - Terrestrial Ecology

F07F10155	Linking Plant Traits to Species Performance in Remnant and Restored Inland Salt Marsh Communities	Fellow	September 1, 2007 through June 1, 2009
F07F10950	Interactions Between Changing Climate, N-Deposition, and Bromus Tectorum* L. Establishment in the Great Basin Desert Ecosystem*	Fellow	September 1, 2007 through August 1, 2010
F07F20142	How Does Livestock Production Impact Wild Bird Health and Gastrointestinal Bacterial Communities?	Fellow	September 1, 2007 through August 31, 2010
F07F21049	New Approaches to Tropical Reforestation: Large- and Local-Scale Benefits from an Ecological Look at an Applied Problem	Fellow	January 1, 2007 through January 1, 2010
F07F71130	Enigmatic Faunal Declines at La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica: Pattern and Process in a Collapsing Tropical Herpetofauna	Fellow	August 1, 2007 through August 1, 2010
F13B20220	Climate Cascade: Linking Temperature, Phytochemistry and Vertebrate Demographics	Fellow	September 2, 2014 through September 2, 2016
F13F21192	The Interaction Between Pollutants and Infectious Disease in a Model Organism	Fellow	August 25, 2014 through August 25, 2016
F13F21201	Analyzing Adaptation and Extirpation in Response to Climate Change and Agriculturization in the Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)	Fellow	August 1, 2014 through August 1, 2016
F6F10348	Does the Response of Soil Carbon to Nitrogen Addition Depend on the Type of Soil Carbon Present?	Fellow	September 1, 2006 through September 1, 2009
F6F10356	The Role of Hybridization in Biological Invasions: a Study with Centaurea maculosa and C. diffusa.	Fellow	September 1, 2006 through September 1, 2009
F6F10361	Photodegradation as a Factor in the Decomposition of Surface Litter in Grassland Ecosystems	Fellow	September 1, 2006 through September 1, 2009
F6F10385	Determining Sustainable Tree Moss Harvest Levels and Evaluating the Risk of Exotic Macroinvertebrate Introductions	Fellow	September 1, 2006 through September 1, 2009
F6F10397	Ecosystem Response to Climate Change: Sensitivity of Grassland Ecosystems Across the Great Plains to Variability in Precipitation	Fellow	September 1, 2006 through September 1, 2009
F6F11217	Serpentine as a Model System for Edaphic Adaptation: Addressing the Role AMF Play in Plant Adaptation to Toxic Soils	Fellow	September 1, 2006 through September 7, 2008
F6F11264	Nitrate Removal in Urban Wetlands: Examining the Roles of Vegetation, Soils, and Hydrology in the Creation of ‘Hot Spots’ and ‘Hot Moments’ of Denitrification	Fellow	September 1, 2006 through September 1, 2009
F6F11274	Influences of Plant - Abiotic Environment Interactions on Population Dynamics	Fellow	September 1, 2006 through September 1, 2008
F6F11279	Wetland Plant Species Responses to Sulfate-Mediated Phosphate Mobilization and Sulfide Toxicity in Contrasting Wetland Types	Fellow	August 24, 2006 through August 23, 2009
F6F21317	Ecological Impact of an Invasive Yellowjacket on Native Prey and Competitors	Fellow	September 1, 2006 through September 1, 2009
F6F21367	Limits to Species’ Distribution and Persistence: A Landscape Genetics Study of Two Amphibian Species in Yellowstone National Park	Fellow	September 1, 2006 through September 1, 2009
F6F21398	Adaptations and Constraints in a Group of Keystone Pollinators: Implications for a Changing World.	Fellow	September 1, 2006 through September 1, 2009
F6F60550	Encroachment of Typha* Stands on Open Fen Communities: Distinguishing Mechanisms Maintaining Diversity in Coastal Wetlands*	Fellow	September 1, 2006 through September 1, 2008
F6F61509	Allelopathy as an Invasive Mechanism for the Invasive Species Alliaria petiolata* (Garlic Mustard)*	Fellow	September 1, 2006 through September 1, 2008
F6F70558	Breeding Ecology Response of Songbirds to Forest Disturbance	Fellow	September 1, 2006 through September 1, 2008
FP916308	The Effect of Logging on Mechanisms That Limit the Recruitment of Tropical Tree Species: Implications for the Maintenance of Biodiversity in Tropical Forests	Fellow	January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004
FP916315	Fish Out of Water: The Importance of Salmon and Bears for Productivity of Riparian Ecosystems	Fellow	January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2006
FP916317	Contrasting the Effects of Native Versus Exotic Grazers in an East African Savanna: Establishment of the Whistling Thorn Tree (Acacia drepanolobium)	Fellow	January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2006
FP916337	The Effects of Urbanization on the Nitrate Removal Capacity of Urban Wetlands	Fellow	January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004
FP916338	Genetic Predisposition to Invasiveness in Ornamental Impatiens Species	Fellow	January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2006
FP916339	Does Hydraulic Redistribution Increase Microbial Activity in the Rhizosphere?	Fellow	January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004
FP916340	Temporal and Spatial Variability of Peat Accumulation and Vegetation of Post-Fire Boreal Bogs	Fellow	January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2006
FP916352	Noninvasive Wildlife Health Monitoring Using Molecular Detection of Fecal Pathogens	Fellow	January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2006
FP916366	Accomplishing Exotic Plant Removal on a Regional Scale; Managing California's Blue-Gum Eucalyptus Trees for Native Plant Preservation and Fire Safety	Fellow	January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2006
FP916372	Explaining High Plant Diversity in Nutrient-Limited Rich Fen Wetlands: The Role of Mosses in Fen Nutrient Dynamics	Fellow	January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2006
FP916377	Climate and Modern Neotropical Plant Distributions: Macroecological and Paleoecological Implications	Fellow	January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2006
FP916378	Land Use History and Soils: Impacts on Woody Cover Assessments	Fellow	January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2006
FP916381	Population Genetic Study of Flying-Foxes To Elucidate Relationship Between Anthropogenic Ecological Change and Infectious Disease Emergence	Fellow	January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004
FP916382	An Integrated GIS Model of Bovine Tuberculosis in a Population of African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer): Exploring Management Options in Kruger National Park, South Africa	Fellow	January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004
FP916383	The Effects of Urbanization on the Dispersal of Native Forest Songbirds	Fellow	January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2006
FP916388	Tracers of Calcium in a Forest Ecosystem: Ca/Sr and Ca Isotopes	Fellow	January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2006
FP916389	Quantifying the Impact of Invasive Plants in California Grassland Systems and Facilitating Conservation Strategies	Fellow	January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2006
FP916390	Using Species Life History Traits To Design Landscape-Scale Reserve Networks	Fellow	January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2006
FP916397	Assessing the Impacts of Human-Induced Habitat Alterations on Natural Populations: Testing Alternative Hypotheses for Morphological Shifts in a Caribbean Lizard	Fellow	January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004
FP916416	A Remote Sensing Approach To Understand Controls on Cropland Productivity	Fellow	January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004
FP916433	Effects of Seed Shadows on Population and Community Patterns of Seedling Recruitment	Fellow	January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2007
FP917477	A Region-Wide Shift From Aspens to Conifers Due to Climate Change May Imperil Biodiversity and Reproductive Success of Birds	Fellow	August 27, 2012 through August 26, 2015
U915538	Understanding Community and Ecosystem Responses to Interacting Global Changes	Fellow	September 1, 1999 through September 30, 2001
U915650	Individual Growth Rates and Population Demography of White-Flowered Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) Across Gradients of Light, Fertility, and Deer Browsing Pressure	Fellow	August 1, 1999 through August 1, 2002
U915652	Large-Scale Movement Patterns and Genetic Structuring Among Puma Populations in a Fragmented Landscape	Fellow	August 1, 1999 through August 1, 2002
U915665	Frugivore Impact on Seed Rain Patterns in a Central African Tropical Forest	Fellow	August 1, 1999 through August 1, 2001
U915782	The Ecological Implications of Energy Acquisition by Social Organisms	Fellow	January 1, 2003
U915788	Effects of a Common Harvester Ant (Messor andrei) on Richness and Abundance of Soil Biota	Fellow	January 1, 2003
U915805	The Detritivores of Semiarid African Savannas: Community and Ecosystem Processes	Fellow	January 1, 2003
U915813	Leaf Traits of Canopy Trees on a Precipitation Gradient in Panama: Integrating Plant Physiological Ecology and Ecosystem Science	Fellow	January 1, 2003
U915816	Metapopulation Modeling and Optimal Habitat Reconstruction for Birds in South Australia	Fellow	December 1, 2000 through December 1, 2002
U915846	Comparison of Satellite-Derived and Modeled Fire Return Intervals in Boreal Siberia	Fellow	August 1, 2000 through August 1, 2003
U915956	The Role of Aluminum and Organic Acids in the Regulation of Tropical Forest Nutrient Cycles	Fellow	January 1, 2001 through January 1, 2004
U915966	Native Bee Conservation Across Wild and Agricultural Lands	Fellow	January 1, 2001 through September 1, 2002
U915967	Connectivity in a Heterogeneous Landscape: The Genetics and Population Dynamics of the Olympic Marmot	Fellow	January 1, 2001 through January 1, 2004
U915972	Potential Underlying Mechanisms Leading to the Association of Burrowing Owls With Agriculture	Fellow	January 1, 2001 through October 15, 2003
U915973	Ecology and Conservation of the Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) in Central California	Fellow	January 1, 2001 through January 1, 2004
U915981	Evolution of Defense Chemistry in Alliaria petiolata Since Introduction Into North America	Fellow	January 1, 2001 through January 1, 2004
U915983	Effects of Human Disturbance on Primate-Disease Dynamics	Fellow	January 1, 2001 through January 1, 2004
U915992	Species Diversity and Genetic Diversity: Parallel Processes and Correlated Patterns	Fellow	January 1, 2001 through January 1, 2004
U915994	The Effect of Urban Environments on the Ecology and Evolution of a Bird Species	Fellow	January 1, 2001 through January 1, 2004
U915997	The Role of Wolves as a Keystone Species: Examining the Ecological Effects and Conservation Implications of a Reintroduced Top Predator on the Scavenger Guild, Yellowstone National Park	Fellow	January 1, 2001 through January 1, 2004
U915998	Search Dogs, Scats, and DNA: A Noninvasive Approach for Monitoring Endangered Species	Fellow	January 1, 2001 through January 1, 2004
U916004	Trophic Interactions and Biological Control	Fellow	January 1, 2001 through January 1, 2004
U916007	Effects of Season and Frequency of Prescribed Fire on the Demography of Centaurea maculosa, (Spotted Knapweed), in a Midwest Prairie Restoration	Fellow	January 1, 2001 through January 1, 2004
U916141	From Physiology to Global Change: How Do Soil Bacteria Regulate Global Atmospheric Methane?	Fellow	January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2006
U916160	Potential Consequences of Among and Within Population Variation in Diet Composition of Pigmy Rattlesnakes (Sistrurus miliarius) in Central Florida: A Dietary Analysis Using Stable Isotope Technology	Fellow	January 1, 2003 through January 1, 2006
U916163	Measuring Stress Induced by Habitat Fragmentation and the Consequences for Populations of a Neotropical Migrant Bird	Fellow	January 1, 2003 through January 1, 2006
U916164	Quantification and Enhancement of Bat Predation on Noctuid Crop Pests	Fellow	January 1, 2003 through January 1, 2006
U916177	Effect of Tillage and Carbon Input Levels on Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Over the Long-Term	Fellow	January 1, 2003 through January 1, 2006
U916180	Compositional and Molecular Characterization of Soil Organic Matter Under Loblolly Pine Forest Exposed to Elevated CO2	Fellow	January 1, 2003 through January 1, 2006
U916181	Population Structure and Process in a Woody Bamboo: Genet-Based Life Table Response Experiments in Arundinaria gigantean (Fam. Poaceace, Tribe Bambusoideae)	Fellow	January 1, 2003 through January 1, 2006
U916182	The Role of Corridors in Affecting Predator-Prey Interactions: The Interplay Between Seed Deposition, Seed Predation, and Seedling Establishment in Experimentally Fragmented Landscapes	Fellow	January 1, 2003 through January 1, 2006
U916183	The Spatial and Temporal Patterns in the Deposition and Fate of Large-Seeded Species Dispersed by the Chimpanzee in the Nyungwe Forest Reserve, Rwanda	Fellow	January 1, 2003 through January 1, 2006
U916206	Bridging Science With Management: Optimizing Habitat Quality for Black Bears on a Landscape Level by Manipulating Spatio-Temporal Parameters of Clearcuts	Fellow	January 1, 2003 through January 1, 2006
U916243	Macroecology: Theory and Tests	Fellow	January 1, 2003 through January 1, 2006
U916250	Seed Dispersal by Toucans in Amazonia, Ecuador	Fellow	January 1, 2003 through January 1, 2006
U916251	Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus Dynamics Across a Long Chronosequence in Semiarid Woodland Ecosystems, Northern Arizona	Fellow	January 1, 2003 through January 1, 2006

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